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Signage work coming up in Tampa Bay

221 projects in Tampa Bay fit sign makers and sign installers in the last 30 days. Each has a building permit, a construction start or an opening or a completion on the public record, at $500K and up, in the phases where signage gets bought.

By Max Gillespie · Updated
Counted Nov 12, 2026, 4:25 AM ET · updates daily

Projects that fit, from the last 30 days

A few of the 221, biggest first. Each opens its project file. Pro names the people on each one.

When signage gets bought

Signs go up at the end, when a building is near opening or a tenant moves in.

Buildings under construction and near opening, and new tenant fit-outs.

The busiest GCs in Tampa Bay

Named on the most building permits over the last 90 days. They buy the signage, or hire the sub who does.

  1. 1Lennar Homes LLC56 permits
  2. 2Kimmins Contracting Corporation26 permits
  3. 3D R Horton INC22 permits
  4. 4S&H West Coast of Florida, Inc17 permits
  5. 5Dbk INC15 permits
The 25 most active contractors in Tampa Bay →

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Questions

How do sign makers and sign installers find new projects in Tampa Bay?
Watch the public record, not the bid boards. Buildings under construction and near opening, and new tenant fit-outs. 221 projects in Tampa Bay fit sign makers and sign installers in the last 30 days. Each has a building permit, a construction start or an opening or a completion on the public record, at $500K and up, in the phases where signage gets bought. Radar sends the next one the day it files.
When does a GC buy signage on a job?
Signs go up at the end, when a building is near opening or a tenant moves in.
Which general contractors are building the most in Tampa Bay?
Over the last 90 days, Lennar Homes LLC (56 permits), Kimmins Contracting Corporation (26) and D R Horton INC (22) are named on the most Tampa Bay building permits. The full list is in the most active contractors report.
Where does this count come from?
Groundbreak reads permits, deeds, mortgages, notices of commencement and FAA height filings in Tampa Bay every day and groups them into projects. This page counts the projects at the stages a installer watches, the same count sign-up shows for the same picks. It was computed Nov 12, 2026, 4:25 AM Eastern and updates daily.
What does Groundbreak cost?
Creating an account is free: tell Radar what you work on and it shows your matches. The names, phones and figures on every record are Pro. There is no free trial. Pro is $27 a month, every market. Cancel anytime.
Can I ask ChatGPT or Claude for this?
Yes, with Pro. Groundbreak runs an MCP server, so Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor and other AI assistants can search Tampa Bay's permits, projects and companies and say who is on them. Setup takes a minute: https://docs.groundbreak.city/mcp.

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